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SNIVELING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sniveling mean?
• SNIVELING (noun)
The noun SNIVELING has 1 sense:
1. whining in a tearful manner
Familiarity information: SNIVELING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Whining in a tearful manner
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
snivel; sniveling
Hypernyms ("sniveling" is a kind of...):
crying; tears; weeping (the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds))
Derivation:
snivel (cry or whine with snuffling)
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